therrm
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Thursday, April 12, 2018 12:56:25 PM
Well I got a new job and my wife and I are moving to Chicago. If anyone has any places I need to go for cigars or to eat or see let me know. I’d be happy to receive suggestions.
dstieger
Thursday, April 12, 2018 1:12:05 PM
From where?
HuckFinn
Thursday, April 12, 2018 5:19:46 PM
Chicago is always rated in the top 5 best music cities in the country
Whistlebritches
Thursday, April 12, 2018 9:36:17 PM
Adams Ribs..........don't forget the sauce and coleslaw.
robo60
Thursday, April 12, 2018 11:16:19 PM
What part of Chicago are you moving to?
Thunder.Gerbil
Thursday, April 12, 2018 11:27:37 PM
Go to Lou Malnati's and ask for a thin crust pizza.
danmdevries
Friday, April 13, 2018 1:03:14 AM

What part of Chicago are you moving to?

robo60 wrote:

This.

Are you moving to "Chicago" or Chicago?

The city claims a huge region, much larger than the city itself.

therrm
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Friday, April 13, 2018 1:01:18 PM
I am right downtown in the Loop. I moved from NE Kansas, sold a house on 10 acres and now have a 900 sq ft condo. There are buildings here with more people than my whole town so it’s a new world for me.
Phil222
Friday, April 13, 2018 1:04:59 PM
Holy cow. Talk about cultrure shock. Hope you enjoy it, man. I've never been, but it has always seemed like a good city with a great history to me.
KingoftheCove
Friday, April 13, 2018 1:07:44 PM

I am right downtown in the Loop. I moved from NE Kansas, sold a house on 10 acres and now have a 900 sq ft condo. There are buildings here with more people than my whole town so it’s a new world for me.

therrm wrote:

Yeah.........................it's gonna be a bit different.

delta1
Friday, April 13, 2018 1:08:23 PM
I've never been, but a friend said there are a LOT of good restaurants there.

Oh, and knock the horse crap off your boots and hay outta your hair before going into town...

NapalmMan67
Friday, April 13, 2018 1:37:06 PM

Adams Ribs..........don't forget the sauce and coleslaw.

Whistlebritches wrote:

Ok Hawkeye.

NapalmMan67
Friday, April 13, 2018 1:40:50 PM

Go to Lou Malnati's and ask for a thin crust pizza.

Thunder.Gerbil wrote:

Now that's funny right there!

robo60
Friday, April 13, 2018 1:42:30 PM
Jack Schwartz cigar shop. 141 W. Jackson in the Board of trade building. Welcome to the Loop. Good luck. If you ever want to talk in depth about the city and its surroundings you can come over and smoke with me. I live 1 hour from the loop. I was born and raised on the southside. I spent 36 years in the city and was a floor broker at the Chicago Mercantile exchange for 15 of those years. I have information you can use to say the least. PM me anytime.
NapalmMan67
Friday, April 13, 2018 1:42:53 PM
Cigars/lounges--- Iwan Ries & Co. 19 S. Wabash Avenue . Get out of town proper to Countryside and go to Casa De Montecristo.

Food, take your pick and you'll probably find it offered in downtown or very close nearby. It's a gastronomical smorgasbord of culinary treats. Be safe.

danmdevries
Friday, April 13, 2018 1:46:46 PM

I am right downtown in the Loop. I moved from NE Kansas, sold a house on 10 acres and now have a 900 sq ft condo. There are buildings here with more people than my whole town so it’s a new world for me.

therrm wrote:

I couldn't do it.

I moved from a 400 sq ft apt on the southside Bridgeport area on 31st to 4 acres and 1200sq ft in northwest Indiana for a similar monthly payment. Would never go back. Can't argue good/bad for either, just totally different and this works better for me.

Can't help you much with downtown. Even when I lived in Chicago I avoided that area, stayed southside/suburbs

robo60
Friday, April 13, 2018 2:25:27 PM
Phils pizza on 35th st. Ricobenes Italian breaded steak on 26th st. That is the Bridgeport hood. Wear a White Sox hat. You'll fit right in. But.......You're not in Kansas anymore Toto.
Plowboy221
Friday, April 13, 2018 3:35:48 PM
Poor basturd, good luck with traffic,
itsawaldo
Friday, April 13, 2018 4:03:50 PM
Jack Schwartz---can't smoke there correct?

Iwan Ries & Co.---smokey, I've been a few times over the last few years, I like it enough.

Stop by Anderson Pens at the Palmer House, I will set you up with the correct writing instrument you need to further your career in the big city.

JadeRose
Friday, April 13, 2018 7:44:23 PM
I got a suggestion for you.

Don't move there. Downstate Illinois Boy born and bred. Got out of that armpit of a state 10 years ago. The only thing worse than Illinois as a whole is Chicago.

I love deep Southern Illinois where I grew up but the ridiculous politics of Chicago from ALL sides have ruined it